because of the great distance between California and the center of Mexico's government, by the early 1820s California had only around 3,200 colonist. These colonist were called Californios. -<33RiNABABy=]
They were known as Californio's.
What did the first Spanish settlers in the West build there?
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro
The Spanish cowboys in California were called vaqueros.
California is a Spanish word.
The Spanish word for the California above Baja California is Alta California.
Spanish colonists slaved African Americans after American Indians died
The Encomienda system required Spanish colonists to care for the native people.
California
indois